Chapter 349: Running Away
Yuan Ming did not enter the Purple Thunder City, but landed in a hilly area thirty miles north of the city. After putting away the thunderstorm, he communicated with Zuo Qinghui through his mind.
He killed Guo Lao, which was more or less related to Yu Hong's death. The Five Thunder Sect should not find out about him in a short time, but for safety reasons, he still did not plan to enter the Purple Thunder City again.
A moment later, two beams of light flew from a distance and landed in front of him, revealing the figures of Zuo Qinghui and Xu Che.
"Master, is everything going well?" Xu Che came up and asked.
Yuan Ming did not speak, but nodded slightly.
Xu Che's face was happy. Although he had not been with Yuan Ming for a long time, he vaguely knew that Yuan Ming had made several preparations to impact the Dan.
Now that the Dan-washing Spiritual Liquid has been obtained, the probability of Dan has increased again. Once successful, the strength will usher in a leap forward.
"I'm going to retreat next. Xu Che, you don't have to go with me. I'll give you a new mission. Go to various cities in the Black Wind Desert and spread the Dark Moon Religion among mortals." Yuan Ming said.
"Yes." Xu Che agreed sternly.
"The news that we killed Elder Hai and robbed the Yanlin Mine has spread to Zhao State. Guiyuan Sect may not come to hunt us down. You must be careful. Take these things with you in case of emergency." Yuan Ming took out a storage ring and handed it to Xu Che.
After thanking him, Xu Che took the ring and probed it with his spiritual sense, showing a look of shock.
There were nearly ten thousand spirit stones, more than a hundred talismans of various types, dozens of medium-grade magic tools, seven or eight high-grade magic tools, and a pair of earth-yellow boots with spiritual light in the storage ring, which were the earth-walking boots.
In addition to these, there were also many foundation-building elixirs with strong spiritual power fluctuations and high quality.
"My lord, I am really unworthy of so many treasures." Xu Che looked terrified.
"These things are not all for you. When you are preaching, if you meet a cultivator who is struggling to make a living, try to accept him as a believer. Cultivators are not like ordinary people. If you want to subdue them, you must pay a certain price. These spiritual stones, talismans, and magic tools are all prepared for this." Yuan Ming said so.
Xu Che was relieved, but a little disappointed emerged in his heart.
Of course, this emotion was only fleeting. He followed Yuan Ming because of his identification. He agreed with Yuan Ming's decision, which was equivalent to his identification with himself.
"The pair of earth-walking boots is specially left for you. These boots have two magical powers: light body and underground escape. After you put them on, you can escape calmly when facing a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building." Yuan Ming said again.
These boots are extraordinary, and even Yuan Ming himself was quite tempted when he saw them, but he lacked the spiritual root of earth attribute and could not exert the power of earth-walking boots.
Xu Che practiced the earth attribute method, and he needed these boots for self-defense even more because he had to preach everywhere.
"Thank you for your gift, my lord. I will do my best to repay you." Xu Che's disappointment had long since vanished, and he thanked him with great joy.
"It's just a few things, not worth mentioning. If you preach with all your heart, there will be other treasures for you in the future. You can also use those pills. While preaching, don't forget to improve your cultivation. For cultivators like us, strength is the foundation." Yuan Ming said lightly.
Xu Che thanked him again, then sacrificed a flying magic weapon and broke through the air and left.
Yuan Ming also summoned thunder and rain again, preparing to fly towards Xiansha City.
"Master, are you going back to Xiansha City to make a pill?" Huazhi flashed out of the spirit beast bag and asked.
"Xiansha City has a thin spiritual energy and is not a good place to make a pill. I have something else to do when I go back this time." Yuan Ming shook his head.
Although the pill is mainly formed by its own mana, when the pill is formed, it will absorb the spiritual energy of the outside world to complete the last step. Therefore, places with too thin spiritual energy are not conducive to making a pill.
Yuan Ming returned to Xiansha City this time mainly for the things in that room.
Yan Siyun could find out that he was the Dark Moon God, and other forces might also find out. There were still a large number of Dark Moon God mortal believers in Xiansha City. So many clues could not withstand the scrutiny of those who were interested.
He had been practicing in seclusion there before, which was too careless. He must leave as soon as possible and find another place to practice.
Yuan Ming thought more and more that it was not right, and ordered Lei Yu to speed up.
Lei Yu screamed, and arcs of electricity appeared on the feathers of his wings. The speed increased again, and it only took one-third of the time to return to Xiansha City.
But Lei Yu was almost exhausted and hid in the spirit beast bag to recover.
In the past two years, Yuan Ming was busy with his own practice and did not take care of Lei Yu. The Black Wind Desert was dry all year round, and there was no natural lightning to absorb. Lei Yu's strength had been stagnant and was still at the lower level of the second level.
It was okay to travel a short distance, but once a long-distance flight, Lei Yu's weakness of insufficient demon power would be revealed.
Yuan Ming secretly made up his mind that he would cultivate Lei Yu well after forming the pill, at least to raise it to the second level.
He landed outside Xiansha City and first controlled Zuo Qinghui to enter the city wearing a cloak.
Zuo Qinghui came all the way to Yuan Ming's residence, first explored the area, and made sure that no one was watching, then quickly entered the house.
There was nothing unusual in the house, and there was no sign of being searched.
Yuan Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that no one had checked here yet.
He controlled Zuo Qinghui to take away everything in the house, including the set of Five Elements Illusionary Array, and then used magic to clean up various places and left immediately.
Yuan Ming originally wanted Zuo Qinghui to find Hu Ji and leave some money for him as a thank you for his hard work in managing the Dark Moon Divine Sect in the past two years, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
Hu Ji is currently living a good life and does not need his interference. Besides, he is in trouble. The more he contacts Hu Ji, the more dangerous he will be.
Zuo Qinghui did not stay in Xiansha City and left the city quickly.
"I don't know if I will have the chance to come again in the future." Yuan Ming stepped on the white jade shuttle and looked at the place where he had lived for several years, feeling a little reluctant.
He shook his head quickly, and the white jade shuttle under his feet suddenly turned into a white rainbow and flew towards the north.
Yuan Ming did not have a clear destination. He moved forward aimlessly while thinking about where to go to form a pill.
He did not form a pill in Xiansha City, not only because the spiritual energy here is thin, but more importantly, forming a pill will cause a great phenomenon in the world, and any restrictions will be difficult to cover up. There is only one Jindan stage cultivator in Xiansha City, the city lord. If he breaks through there, it will definitely cause a fierce reaction from the Xiansha City lord.
Yuan Ming offended Guiyuan Sect and was involved in the feud between Baidanfang and Wulei Sect. Now at this critical juncture of retreating to break through the Jindan stage, he really does not want to attract the attention of any forces.
"Master, if it really doesn't work, just find a place in the Black Wind Desert to make a pill. I have been hunting animals in the Black Wind Desert for many years, and I know several places that are both hidden and rich in spiritual energy." Hua Zhi understood Yuan Ming's concerns and said.
"No, it takes a long time from the beginning of the pill to the formation of the pill, which can be as short as a few months or as long as a few years. If you are unlucky and encounter a black wind sweeping through, the consequences will be disastrous." Yuan Ming shook his head.
He did not have a magic array that could isolate the evil spirit of the black wind. If the pill was interrupted by external forces during the pill formation, he would be injured at the least, or even ruin all his future.
Although the probability of this happening is very small, he cannot take the risk.
"What about going outside the Black Wind Desert? There is no threat of black wind there." Hua Zhi made another suggestion.
Yuan Ming also considered the possibility of this option, but the areas near the Black Wind Desert are generally barren in spiritual veins, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is thin, which is not as good as Xiansha City, unless you go deep into the territory of Zhao State.
But those places with strong spiritual energy are controlled by the forces of Zhao State's immortal cultivation sects, and it is also troublesome to make a pill there.
Yuan Ming frowned, but soon relaxed.
He had made up his mind to form a pill in the Black Wind Desert.
Since it would attract other people's attention no matter where he went to form a pill, it would be better to do the opposite and form a pill directly in a big city like Zilei City.
There must be many Jindan-stage cultivators in such a big city, and not many people would care if one more was added.
Yuan Ming flipped his hand and took out a jade slip, and immersed his consciousness into it.
This was an information jade slip he had bought before, which detailed the situation of various places in the Black Wind Desert.
"Let's go here." Yuan Ming quickly locked onto an underground city called Lingfeng in the jade slip, which was under the jurisdiction of the Lingfu Sect of Zhao State.
The Lingfu Sect was second only to the Wulei Sect in Zhao State. Lingfeng City was not small in size and rich in various cultivation resources. It was a first-class underground city suitable for living.
There was a large spiritual stone vein near Lingfeng City, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely rich, which was very famous in the Black Wind Desert.
More importantly, the Lingfu Sect is gentle in its actions, unlike the Wulei Sect, which is so overbearing. It manages the independent cultivators in the city quite casually. As long as they do not violate the regulations of Lingfeng City, the Lingfu Sect basically does not interfere with anyone.
Because of this relaxed policy, Lingfeng City has developed faster and faster in recent years, attracting a large number of independent cultivators to settle here, and it is faintly catching up with Zilei City.
With a plan in mind, Yuan Ming accelerated the flight speed and finally arrived at his destination, Lingfeng City, a few days later.
Like Wulei City, Lingfeng City was built in a huge, deep underground crack, but it was not built underground, but on the stone walls on both sides of the underground crack.
Tall buildings stand here, one layer after another, and compared with Zilei City, they are completely different styles.
In the air, a series of escape lights gathered from all directions, and many cultivators shot out from the city and rushed to various places in the desert.
Yuan Ming followed other cultivators and landed on a huge platform in Lingfeng City.
A strong spiritual energy of heaven and earth came to his face, which was much more vigorous than that of Zilei City.
Yuan Ming nodded secretly. Coming here to make Dan was the right choice.
"This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar. Are you coming to Lingfeng City to buy things, or to settle down and practice?" A green-clothed cultivator came up to him, wearing the clothes of a Lingfu Sect disciple.
"I need to find a secluded place." Yuan Ming said.
"Daoyou is in the late stage of foundation building. You can directly obtain a six-month residence permit in Lingfeng City. If you want to renew your residence after the time is up, you can go directly to the Lingfeng Hall in the city to apply for it." A ring on the finger of the green-clothed cultivator flashed a bright green light, and a smile appeared on his face. He took out a green token and handed it over.
Yuan Ming took the green token and hung it around his waist.
The rich spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in Lingfeng City is very helpful for cultivation. Many foreign cultivators came and refused to leave, resulting in overcrowding in many places in the city. The Lingfu Sect had no choice but to add this rule.